Self-contained stand for cycles or motor-cycles.



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UNITED STATES Patented-May 31, 1904..

PATENT OFFIcE.

WILLIAM CLAYTON LLOYD AND CHARLES RALPH TOWNSEND, OF I BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

' .SELFCONHTAINED. STABND. FQR CYCLES OR MOTOR-CYCLES.

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i Application filed December 30, I903. Serial No. 187,220. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

' RALPH TOWNSEND, manager, subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at Old Cross street, Birmingham,in the county of Warwick, England, have inventeda certain new and use-.

ful Self-Contained Stand for Cycles or Motor- Cycles, of which the following is a specification.

support which is attached to thecycle, whether motor or Velocipede, and is capable of being instantaneously put into or out of action as a support. Normally it forms an extension'to the cycle-framing and forms a guard to the rear wheel. The support possesses not only the functions of an ordinary support for keeping the cycle vertical during a temporary stop or for exhibition purposes, but by being made to lift the rear or driving wheel oif the floor when used as a support facilitates inspection and repairs, since the rear wheel is capable of free revolution.

In order to facilitate the conception of our invention and enable the same to be carried more 1 easily into practice, we have appended hereunto three sheets of drawings. 1

Figure 1 is a plan of the rear wheel of a cycle with our support S attached, but not in use as such. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, showing the support in use and the rear wheel raised off the ground. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the pivots and sector of our support. Fig. 4 shows one method of attaching the sector and support to a bicycle,

the pivot being on the rear-wheel axle. Fig. 5 illustrates another method of attaching the sector in front of the rear-wheel axle, so as to be clear thereof. Fig. 6 illustrates a method of attaching the sector to the cycle-frame stay by brazing instead of by a clamp. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the sector with a form of joint which. makes the rest capable of adjustment in width to suit various cycle-frames. Fig. 7 is a plan of Fig. 7 Figs. 8 and 8 illustrate how the junction of the members of the support is elfected when of tubular section.

In making our support S and means for at- Our invention consists in aself-contained i taching it to a cycle or motor-cycle we employ Be 1t known that we, WILLIAMHOLAYTON; LLOYD, managlng dlrector, and CHARLES three members 8, 5 and s of tubular or other cross-section and connect them at their outer ends by' lugs Z, Figs. 8 and 8, which also form the feet of the support. The other ends of the side members 8 and s are flattened to form bearings, and one member has a cast or welded extension 0 with a wide bearlng-boss b, which carries the bolt B, held normally out-- ward by the springs 2. The bearings, which fit into holes in the'side members 8 and .9 are formed by a pair of special nuts n" and n in each case, the inner nuts 72' being tapped internally to receive the ends of the bicycle rearwheel spindle and having a middle exterior reduced portion of for a pivot upon which the support S pivots. The nuts are then further reduced and screwed to take the external Washers and nuts 02 (Vida Figs. 1, 2, and 3.)

The quadrant or sector Q is a flat piece of metal having a circular slot extending through about ninety degrees and may be held at its center on the nut '27. and to the stay of the cycle-frame at one angle. By any of the methods illustrated, for example, in Figs. 3 and 4: a block-clamp is employed. In Fig. 6 a union has been effected by brazing, and in Figs. 7 and 7 a double knuckle-joint B is employed to allow for adaptation to varying widths of cycle-frames.

It will be seen that normally the spring 2 holds the bolt B,with its enlarged end 6, Fig. 3, in contact with the enlargement 0 or 0 at either end of the circular slot in the sector, according to whether the support is in use as such or extended behind, as in Fig. 1. Suppose the support S to be extended behind as a protector to the wheel W. If the bolt B is pushed in,so that its reduced portion enters the slot and its enlargement b clears it, Fig. 3, the support may be pivoted downward, assisted by gravity, the bolt being reshot automatically as the bolt covers enlargement 0'. At the same time by reason of the length of the members 8 and s the rear wheel is lifted clear of the ground, as seen in Fig. 2. This lifting movement is accelerated by giving the What we claim, then, is-

1. In a portable support for cycles and motor-cyeles, a three-membered frame inclosing the rear portion of the rear wheel and pivoted to the hub thereof, an extension" on one of the members above the pivot, a bolt in said extension, a spring on said bolt for pressing the same outwardly, and a segment-piece secured to the hub and the frame of the cycle having a segmental slot therein, having enlarged ends, said bolt sliding in said slot and having its head adapted to fit in the enlarged ends whereby it will lock the support in either vertical ofhorizontal position.

2. In a portable support for cycles and motor-cy'eles, a three-membered frame inclosing the rear portion of the rear wheel and pivoted to the hub thereof, an extension on one of the members above the pivot,a bolt in said extension, a spring 011 said bolt for pressing the same outwardly, and a segment-piece secured to the hub and the frame of the cycle through the medium of a pivoted link, said segment-piece having a segmental slot therein, having enlarged ends, said bolt sliding in said slot and having its head adapted to lit in the enlarged ends whereby it will lock the support in either vertical or horizontal position.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM CLAYTON LLOYD. CHARLES RALPH TOWNSEND. Witnesses:

H. BARKER LAKE, HAROLD J. FoRREsTnR. 

